Bill Text: NY A10631 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides that batteries in battery operated single station smoke detecting alarm devices shall be non-replaceable, non-removable and capable of powering the devices for a minimum of ten years.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-19 - print number 10631a [A10631 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A10631-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                       10631--A
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 12, 2012
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       Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Morelle) --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations  --
         committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
         recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  certain  smoke
         detecting devices
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
    2  399-ccc to read as follows:
    3    S 399-CCC. SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES. 1. IT SHALL BE  UNLAWFUL  FOR  ANY
    4  PERSON  TO DISTRIBUTE, SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, INSTALL OR IMPORT ANY SMOKE
    5  DETECTING DEVICE, WHICH IS BATTERY OPERATED AND  IS  NOT  POWERED  BY  A
    6  BATTERY  THAT  IS NON-REPLACEABLE, NON-REMOVABLE AND CAPABLE OF POWERING
    7  SUCH DEVICE FOR A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS.
    8    2. ALL PRODUCT PACKAGING CONTAINING A BATTERY OPERATED SMOKE DETECTING
    9  DEVICE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   10    (A) THE MANUFACTURER'S NAME OR  REGISTERED  TRADEMARK  AND  THE  MODEL
   11  NUMBER OF THE SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE; AND
   12    (B) A MINIMUM BATTERY LIFE OF TEN YEARS.
   13    3.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO BATTERY OPERATED
   14  SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
   15  SECTION  WHICH  ARE  REMOVED OR RELOCATED TO ANOTHER ROOM OR AREA OF THE
   16  SAME BUILDING AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, NOR  SHALL  THEY
   17  APPLY  TO  BATTERY  OPERATED  SMOKE  DETECTING  DEVICES  WHICH HAVE BEEN
   18  ORDERED BY, OR  ARE  IN  THE  INVENTORY  OF,  OWNERS,  MANAGING  AGENTS,
   19  CONTRACTORS, WHOLESALERS OR RETAILERS ON OR BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
   20  THIS SECTION.
   21    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect January 1, 2014; provided however,
   22  that effective immediately, all actions and procedures with  respect  to
   23  the  proposed  adoption,  amendment, suspension or repeal of any rule or
   24  regulation necessary for the  timely  implementation  of  this  act  are
   25  directed  and  authorized  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
   26  effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15791-03-2